The average increase in value of cultivated Canadian farmland was 11.5 per cent in 2023, and there is clear evidence that the cost of owning land in some areas now outstrips its income generation ability.

Opinion: Diversity model may buffer risk of farmland buys

Should farmers consider ecological diversity as a risk management tool?

Glacier FarmMedia – It’s the time of year that farmland often changes hands. This spring, there is an increase of sales in certain sectors, driven by land stress and owners’ inability to weather another financial or literal storm. Many of these properties are monocultures or singularly focused production units and highly dependent on one source […] Read more

The plant-based food industry in Canada is worth nearly $1 billion, with an expected growth of eight per cent per year.

Opinion: Circling back to meat

As I walk by a storefront that once housed the city’s largest ‘plant-based butcher,’ the irony hits me. The new sign announces that this will soon open again — as a beef burger cafe. It brings to light the complexity of understanding Canadian consumers and their varying wants and needs. Protein in all sources is […] Read more


Opinion: We’re often afraid to ask questions, but it’s a key skill

On the farm, being curious and asking lots of questions is a good thing but for some reason, we tend to hold back

The little boy was curious and always asking questions. Over and over again he would ask his increasingly impatient mother why, how come, how far, how long, when, where and what. But his grandfather would gently smile and say, ‘That is a wise boy; for you are only one question away from being a better […] Read more